diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 3b1edace0..8723dfd7d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 		$remote = ($request->has('remote') && $request->input('remote') == true) || ($request->filled('local') && $request->input('local') != true);
         $filtered = $user ? UserFilterService::filters($user->profile_id) : [];
 
-        if($remote && config('instance.timeline.network.cached')) {
+        if((!$request->has('local') || $remote) && config('instance.timeline.network.cached')) {
 			Cache::remember('api:v1:timelines:network:cache_check', 10368000, function() {
 				if(NetworkTimelineService::count() == 0) {
 					NetworkTimelineService::warmCache(true, config('instance.timeline.network.cache_dropoff'));